Egyptian once known as 'world's heaviest woman' dies at age 37

Doctors ascribed Eman Abdul Atti's weight (1,100 pounds) to a thyroid condition, but surgery saw her lose 660 pounds before her death

In this Monday, Sept.11, 2017 photo, Eman Abdul Atti receives a piece of cake from Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil during her 37th birthday party at the Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Burjeel Hospital

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Doctors say an Egyptian once known as “the world’s heaviest woman” has died in a hospital in the United Arab Emirates. She was 37.

Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi said that Eman Abdul Atti died at 4:35 a.m. on Monday.

Doctors described her death as being due to complications from her weight, including heart disease and kidney dysfunction.

The hospital said: “Our prayers and heartfelt condolences go out to her family.”

Egyptian woman Emam Ahmed who was undergoing weight-loss surgery at Mumbai’s Saifee Hospital is carried on a stretcher towards an ambulance on her way to the airport in Mumbai, India, Thursday, May 4, 2017.Rafiq Maqbool /
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At one point, Abdul Atti reportedly weighed around 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds). Doctors blamed her weight on a thyroid condition.

Abdul Atti arrived in the UAE in May, receiving care from a team of 20 doctors at Burjeel Hospital. She earlier received medical treatment in India and underwent surgery that saw her lose some 300 kilograms (660 pounds).